[AT] OT: Crosley engines (was Re: MF 1135 (MF 150 engine)

[Ronald L. Cook]

In my hometown in the late fifties and up until about 1966, there was a 
Crosley Hotshot with an aluminum open wheeled racing body on it.  Looked 
like a side-by-side two seat racer that was street legal.  Probably 
mostly homemade and patterned after the Crosley Segbring race car.  It 
went through several owners and even more drivers.  A real ball.  I have 
no idea where it went, but I sure would like to have it today.  It had a 
cast block and a manifold sporting two carbs with the exhaust outside 
the body much like the midget racers.

Ron Cook
Salix, IA

Mike Sloane wrote:
> Back in the mid '60s, the Crosley engines were very popular among the 
> "quarter midget" racing car gang. I guess they could be "souped up" to 
> fairly high hp for their size - there weren't a lot of small engines to 
> choose from in those days. The cars were front engine, rear wheel drive, 
> and most of the drivers had burns from the exhaust pipes that ran along 
> the outside, next to the cockpit.
> 
> Mike
> 
> George Willer wrote:
>> The Crosley was very unique engine and easily identified.  It was muffle
>> brazed from pressed steel components.  It had a shaft driven, bevel geared
>> overhead cam.  It was too far ahead of its time, before modern anti-freeze
>> and suffered from severe corrosion.  
>>
>> George Willer
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com [mailto:at-
>>> bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Charles
>>> Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 9:31 AM
>>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>>> Subject: Re: [AT] MF 1135 (MF 150 engine)
>>>
>>> Farmer wrote:
>>>> Was it the Crosley that had a stamped sheet steel block?
>>> Farmer, I'll have to show my ignorance here.  I thought the only engine
>>> that
>>> came in them was perkins diesel, contiental gas, or in some overseas
>>> versions a perkins gas.
>>> What would we need to look for to determine if it is a Crosley block?
>>>
>>> Charles
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Indiana Robinson" <robinson46176 at gmail.com>
>>> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-
>>> tractor.com>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 5:58 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [AT] MF 1135 (MF 150 engine)
>>>
>>>
>>>> On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 1:43 PM, Charles <bridgescharles at hughes.net>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>> Thanks Cecil and Charlie
>>>>>
>>>>> This one broke into the webbing in the block.  I haven't seen it, but
>>>>> from
>>>>> what he has told me it is beyon repairing.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>> Charles
>>>> =============================
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Was it the Crosley that had a stamped sheet steel block?
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> "farmer"
>>>>
>>>> "Good clean muck never hurt nobody!!!"
>>>> Morris Moulterd
>>>>
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>>>>
>>>> Francis Robinson
>>>> Central Indiana USA
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